To fight tyranny and oppression by using tyrannical and oppressive means, to combat a single-minded and ruthless fanaticism by becoming equally fanatical and ruthless, will not further the cause of justice or bring about a meaningful democracy. It can only prolong the cycle of violence.

The U.S. should come out openly and say to the world, "We are the only imperial power, and we're going to rule you, and if you don't like it you can lump it."

To fight tyranny and oppression by using tyrannical and oppressive means, to combat a single-minded and ruthless fanaticism by becoming equally fanatical and ruthless, will not further the cause of justice or bring about a meaningful democracy. It can only prolong the cycle of violence.

There was a good moment in Islam when people were actually challenging authority at every level. Very different from the world we live in.

The function of a bourgeois democracy is to secure the consent of the masses to their own exploitation and oppression.

History, when they do it, is ancient history, and they sensationalize even that. Contemporary history is virtually ignored on television.

I think the United States and its British attack dog are not taken seriously anywhere in the world and can play no role in helping a political solution.